| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
|---|
| 433017000 | Having arch wire enclosing guide (e.g., buccal tube) | 8 |
| 20110212408 | Buccal tube with square or rectangular auxiliary slot - A buccal tube with a square or rectangular auxiliary slot/tube is provided. The square or rectangular auxiliary slot/tube allows for the attachment of auxiliaries of similar shapes, and thus prevents rotation of square or rectangular auxiliary within the buccal tube. An orthodontic auxiliary such as a headgear facebow, which is round, can still be inserted into the square or rectangular buccal tube so long as the size of the headgear facebow is smaller than the smallest inside dimension of the buccal tube. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20090239189 | ORTHODONTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD - An orthodontic device includes a bracket having a body and the body includes external surfaces. An archwire passageway is formed in the body. An aperture extends from one of the external surfaces of the body to the passageway. A pawl is attached to the body and includes stop and cam surfaces which extend into the aperture. An extendable archwire includes an adjustment portion having a locking surface and a loop-spring therein and the adjustment portion is inserted into and through the passageway. The pawl and the locking surface form a ratchet. The cam surface of the pawl interengages the extendable archwire as the extendable archwire is extended through the bracket under the application of force to the extendable archwire. The stop surface of the pawl interengages the locking surface of the adjustment portion of the extendable archwire preventing retraction of the extendable archwire upon discontinuation of the application of force. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20120129122 | Device for Orthodontic Arch and Brackets - Orthodontic device comprising an orthodontic arch or a wire and a set of brackets which have conduits through which said orthodontic arch passes characterized in that either of the following: a surface of the conduit of at least one bracket that is aimed to come into contact with the wire, or a region of the wire in contact with at least one bracket, has a textured surface with protruding regions and sunken regions for reducing the contact surface between the bracket and the orthodontic arch, the surface of the wire or of the bracket aimed to come into contact with the textured surface being of smooth nature. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20110151392 | SYSTEM OF TUBE, RESIN AND STOPS FOR ORTHODONTICS - The present invention provides an orthodontics system that comprises the tube, resin, stops, and wire, wherein the system allows for standardization of the resin and tube, according e.g., to each tooth, either by means of a prefabricated set of resin and tube or by making the resin with the tube during the orthodontics treatment session. The present invention also allows for the use of several kinds of wire. In addition, the use of the tube of the present invention results in less friction. Furthermore, the use of one stop, or a plain stop and a hooked stop concomitantly, allows for application of localized torsion force to specific teeth. Moreover, the side effects decreased significantly when the tubes and the system of the present invention are used. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110053108 | SYSTEM OF TUBE AND RESIN FOR ORTHODONTICS - The present invention provides a tube and an orthodontics system that comprises the tube, resin and wire, wherein the system allows for standardization of the resin and tube, according e.g., to each tooth, either by means of a prefabricated set of resin and tube or by making the resin with the tube during the orthodontics treatment session. The present invention also allows for the use of several kinds of wire. In addition, the use of the tube of the present invention results in less friction. Moreover, the side effects decreased significantly when the tubes and the system of the present invention are used. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20120129121 | Orthodontic Treatment Tube - Provided is an orthodontic treatment including a main tube, and a pair of caps provided at both ends of the main tube to form an adhesion space therebetween in which an adhesive is accommodated and the adhesive is prevented from flowing into the main tube through an insertion hole of the main tube. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20110039225 | CONVERTIBLE BUCCAL TUBE ORTHODONTIC BRACKET - An orthodontic bracket having a base attachable to a tooth surface, with the base extending outward away from the tooth surface and forming an archwire slot sized to receive an archwire therewithin, and a removable archwire slot cover coined onto the base so as to cover the archwire slot and enable the bracket to function as a buccal tube when the cover is attached. The cover may be removed from the bracket base without removal of the bracket from the tooth surface so as to provide an open archwire slot for continued orthodontic treatment subsequent to removal of the removable archwire slot cover. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20120322020 | Reduced-Friction Buccal Tube and Method of Use - An orthodontic appliance includes features for reducing friction between an interior of an archwire slot portion of the appliance and an archwire to be placed within the archwire slot. Other embodiments include a rounded exterior occlusal surface. Embodiments further include one or more receptacles for receiving an installation tool. | 12-20-2012 |
